Northerngirl
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Anyone got advice on whether I should invest in a 2005/06 model.
No. Anglo Irish Bank/AIB/EBS/NR/Rabo would be a safer bet..
On a more serious note, what's your budget?
MX5 is rwd and a better drive imho.
-Sorry dont understand the lingo??
Rear Wheel Drive...personally I wouldn't touch a Mazda with a barge pole.
German engineering-the way forward!
Eh?
For starters German engineering is often overrated - VW being a classic example.
Secondly Mazda make some great cars - the 6 being a good example.
MX-5 is generally considered to be the best affordable roadster for about the last 15 years.
RWD means that the power from the engine goes to the rear wheels and not the front ones. This is a good setup...power comes from the rear and steering is done by the front wheels. Also makes for a fun drive and the car is very controllable.
It's only stumbling point is that it has a bit of a girly image - but in this case that wouldn't be a problem
For 15K you'd get a very good one - don't get hung up on the year!
(http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=691030)
I don't want to get into an argument over this but I've some good friends involved in the car business at different levels. I've been told specifically that Mazda is high margin high commissiopn for the salesmen and quite simply not as good quality as Volkswagen for example. The also lose their value quicker, something which the OP is concerned about.
Based on what I know I would not buy one myself or recommend one.
It's like advising someone not to buy a Fiat because they are unreliable and depreciate quickly. You'll always get someone who'll disagree and say they're great...but they're not.
If you've a choice between buying a Volkswagen and a Mazda buy the Volkwagen and you won't go far wrong (having checked the obvious stuff)
Beetle 1.4 will hold it's value pretty well but won't be too thrilling.
I have driven VW (Passat and Golf) and Mazda (Mazda 6) and confiscated my wife's MX5I don't want to get into an argument over this but I've some good friends involved in the car business at different levels. I've been told specifically that Mazda is high margin high commissiopn for the salesmen and quite simply not as good quality as Volkswagen for example. The also lose their value quicker, something which the OP is concerned about.
Based on what I know I would not buy one myself or recommend one.
It's like advising someone not to buy a Fiat because they are unreliable and depreciate quickly. You'll always get someone who'll disagree and say they're great...but they're not.
If you've a choice between buying a Volkswagen and a Mazda buy the Volkwagen and you won't go far wrong (having checked the obvious stuff)
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